RIP Brian Dennehy

Actor Brian Dennehy has died at the age of 81. He famously starred opposite Sly Stallone in First Blood as Sheriff Teasle.

Bleh. Love Dennehy. RIP.

OMG, I just saw this...what an incredible loss...one of the finest actors in the business, who never phoned it in. This must have just happened this morning because it's not even on the IMDB yet. A powerhouse actor who was a lot more versatile than Hollywood realized. Loved him in Semi-Tough, Foul Play, Silverado, FX, Cocoon, First Blood, Presumed Innocent, and I also loved when he was seriously cast against type as the sensitive bartender who befriends Dudley Moore in 10. Needless to say, his most unforgettable performance was as John Wayne Gacy in the mini-series To Catch a Killer...absolutely bone-chilling, a role that sort of piegon-holed him for the rest of his career, but if you're going to get typecast, that's the kind of a role for it happen with. What a loss...RIP.

Sadness - great actor
Requiescat in pace Brian

RIP

Grew up watching this guy in First Blood and Gorky Park. Rest in peace.

Yet another sad loss at this sad time. RIP.



Think I'm gonna sit through the 2 F/X movies again, for probably the first time in close to 30 years, in memory.

Foul Play with Chevy Chase & Burgess Meredith


Gorky Park with William Hurt


First Blood with Sylvester Stallone


Cocoon


Silverado


Legal Eagles with Robert Redford & Debra Winger


F/X with Joe Grifasi


F/X 2


The Belly of an Architect


Presumed Innocent

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Loved Brian Dennehy!
He was the definintion of "Burly!"

Never Cry Wolf with Charles Martin Smith


The River Rat


Twice in a Lifetime with Gene Hackman


Best Seller


The Last of the Finest with Jeff Fahey


Gladiator with Robert Loggia


Tommy Boy with Bo Derek


The Exonerated


Knight of Cups with Christian Bale


"The Black List"

The Stars Fell on Henrietta with Robert Duvall


Every Day


Romeo + Juliet


Assault on Precinct 13


Little Miss Marker with Bob Newhart


Twelfth Night


Righteous Kill


The Next Three Days


She Hate Me


"Death of a Salesman"

I haven't seen a lot of his movies, but I liked him in everything that I've seen him in. Some of my favorites of his movies are Cocoon, F/X, and Best Seller.

R.I.P.

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The word "underrated" gets used too often these days and I don't know if it applies here either, but I never felt he received the recognition his talent deserved. I was always pleased to see him pop up in a film as you knew there'd be at least one good performance.

A wonderful actor. At least we have decades of his work to remember him by.

RIP Brian and thank you.

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Dennehy had scores of memorable roles over a lengthy career. In fact it was unusual to see a movie from the 70s-90s that didn't have either he or Charles Durning in it! But what a fabulous run he had.

"Founder of Denny's" ... that part had me crack up!